REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Design of Two Lighted Tennis Courts for
Pleasanton Tennis and Community Park
Project No. 147031
The Pleasanton Tennis and Community Park is a 15-acre facility located at 5801 Valley Avenue – at the intersection of Valley Avenue and Hopyard Road. Originally master planned in 1985, the Tennis and Community Park has seen tremendous growth in its tennis program over the past few years. There is now a need to design and construct two new lighted courts to add to the park’s current inventory of ten lighted tennis courts. The City has budgeted a total amount of $350,000 for the design and construction of the courts. The courts will be lit by LED luminaires and the court design and amenities will be consistent with the existing improvements.
The City of Pleasanton is seeking an experienced firm or team to work with a “Planning Committee” comprised of City staff, Pleasanton’s tennis program concessionaire - Lifetime Tennis, Inc., and community members to provide landscape architectural services to prepare an initial schematic plan for public review/approval, followed by complete construction drawings and specifications for the addition of the two new courts. Services required of the selected firm/team will include the following responsibilities:
Duties outlined in Appendix A - Required Design Services
Adherence to the project schedule as established by City staff and selected firm/team
Planning, cost-estimating, scheduling, preparation of schematic plans, construction documents, and bid document preparation
Bid evaluation
Assist City staff with project administration through completion of construction
MINIMUM PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
statement how the firm/team would approach this project and provide an abbreviated or draft "scope of services".
Please identify the actual individuals (with resumes) that will comprise the team assigned to this project and what specific role each individual will take in completing the work. Provide a written summary which identifies the types of information and data that the City will be expected to provide in order to prepare the plans for this project.
SELECTION PROCESS
All proposals received by the deadline will be reviewed and considered by the City Selection Committee. Proposals determined to represent the best qualifications,
demonstrated competence, greatest experience and response to specific proposal elements identified in this RFQ, will be invited to an interview by members of City staff. Final selection of the firm/team will be made based upon the following criteria:
Specific professional experience related to the design and preparation of plans and specifications for lighted tennis courts.
Satisfaction of previous and current clients related to the design and construction of tennis courts (provide a minimum of three (3) references).
Understanding of the site and project components including, but not limited to, stormwater design, tennis court design, soils, City standards, and WELO. Documented evidence of identification, scheduling and timely completion of
tasks.
Accessibility of principals and evidence of clear lines of communication to assure responsiveness to concerns and input of the project's planning committee.
After the firm/team is selected by the committee a precise scope of work and fee will be negotiated with the selected firm. The selection committee will then present the professional services agreement (appendix D), scope of work, and fee to the City Council with a recommendation they approve the agreement.
approved the work or services which has given rise to the claim, loss, damage, injury or liability for damages. This indemnification shall extend for a reasonable period of time after the completion of the project as well as during the period of actual performance of services under this Agreement. The City's acceptance of the insurance certificates required under this Agreement does not relieve the
Consultant from its obligation under this paragraph."
Three copies of your Statement of Qualifications shall be submitted to the City of
Pleasanton by 5:00 pm on February 5, 2016. Proposals must be submitted or delivered to the following address:
Mr. Matt Gruber, City Landscape Architect City of Pleasanton
200 Old Bernal Avenue P.O Box 520 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Should you have any questions regarding this RFQ or about the project itself, please contact me at (925) 931-5672.
Regards,
Matt Gruber
Appendix A
Required Design Services
Design services required for this project shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Exploration of the project site, including physical conditions and historical information.
2. Participation in a single Public meeting to facilitate the design and planning process; this will include the exploration and evaluation of the project program, functional relationships of various elements, and preparation of a schematic design for public review (Parks and Recreation Commission) and approval. 3. Participation in no fewer than three (3) meetings with the City and other
stakeholders.
4. Completion of the identified design services within the schedule as determined by both the Consultant and City staff.
5. Project drawings, technical specifications and other related bid documents. Submittals to include the following:
a. Draft schematic plan and estimate b. Final schematic plan and estimate c. Design development plan and estimate d. 90% PS&E package and draft bid form e. Bid submittal and bid form
6. Compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
And finally, as an added service should project funding be available:
7. Preparation of a lighting feasibility study for the replacement of the existing HID tennis court luminaires with LED luminaires. The study should include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. cost analysis for the replacement of the luminaires,
b. analysis of additional components required for the replacement, c. determination of what LED light levels would be required to match the
d. potential energy and maintenance savings, e. recommendations on additional lighting controls
8. Analysis and design of a 13th court directly to the east of court 10 for lessons and
use of a ball machine.
9. Technical administration and observation throughout the construction of the project until final completion and formal acceptance of the work by the City Council.
Appendix B
Schedule
PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR CONSULTANT SELECTION
Requests for Qualifications/Proposal Submitted (Mailed) ... February 5, 2016 Receipt and Review of Proposals by Selection Committee ... February 12, 2016 Send Invitation(s) to Interview Selected Consultant(s) ... February 16, 2016 Interview(s) ... February 22-26, 2016 Selection of Consultant for Project ... February 26, 2016 Negotiate Design Contract with Consultant ... March, 2016 City Council Approval of Consultant Contract ... April 19, 2016
TENTATIVE OVERALL PROJECT SCHEDULE
Tennis and Community Park, Project No. 147031
Appendix C
Project Map
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DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this _____ day of ____________200_, between the
CITY OF PLEASANTON, a municipal corporation ("City"), and ____________________whose address is _____________________________, and telephone number is___________________, ("Consultant").
RECITALS
A. Consultant is qualified and experienced in providing ____________________ _________________ services for the purposes specified in this Agreement.
B. City finds it necessary and advisable to use the services of Consultant for the purposes provided in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions in this
Agreement, City and Consultant agree as follows:
1. Consultant's Services. Consultant shall diligently perform the services and
furnish the materials, reports, drawings, and related materials described in Exhibit "A", Scope of Work, attached and incorporated to the extent consistent with this Agreement.
[ for an as-needed services, use the following: Consultant shall provide ___________ services
for the City of Pleasanton as requested by ______________ Department, pursuant to individual Work Authorizations. This Agreement does not obligate the City to utilize Consultant exclusively for these services, and the City reserves the right to select other consultants for these services based on City need. City guarantees no level of work to be directed.]
2. City Assistance. In order to assist Consultant in this work, City shall provide, if
necessary, ____________________________________________________________. 3. Staff. Consultant shall assign ____________________ to serve as
_____________, who may not be replaced without written consent of City.
4. Term. Time is of the essence. Consultant shall begin work ___________. The
work as described in Exhibit "A", Scope of Work, shall be completed by _______________. 5. Compensation. For the services to be rendered, City shall pay Consultant
____________________, as described more particularly in Exhibit "B," which is attached and
Exhibits A & B
Certificate(s) of Insurance
3/07 Page 2 of 7 reimbursement for costs shall not exceed _______________________________ unless the parties agree pursuant to section 8.
a. Invoices submitted to City must contain a brief description of work performed, percentage of work completed, percentage of Agreement time used, percentage of Agreement amount expended and City reference number _____________. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of Consultant's invoice.
b. Upon completion of work and acceptance by City, Consultant shall have sixty (60) days in which to submit final invoicing for payment. An extension may be granted by City upon receiving a written request thirty (30) days in advance of said time limitation. The City shall have no obligation or liability to pay any invoice for work performed which the Consultant fails or neglects to submit within sixty (60) days, or any extension thereof granted by the City, after the work is accepted by the City.
6. Sufficiency of Consultant's Work.
a. Services shall be performed by Consultant in accordance with generally accepted high professional practices and principles and in a manner consistent with a high level of care and skill ordinarily exercised under similar conditions by members of Consultant’s profession currently practicing in California. By delivery of completed work, Consultant
certifies that the work conforms to the requirements of this Agreement and all applicable federal, state and local laws and a high professional standard of care in California.
b. Consultant is responsible for making an independent evaluation and judgment of all conditions affecting performance of the work, including without limitation site conditions, existing facilities, seismic, geologic, soils, hydrologic, geographic, climatic
conditions, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and all other contingencies or design considerations. Data, calculations, opinions, reports, investigations, and other similar information provided by the City relating to site, local, or other conditions is not warranted or guaranteed, either expressly or implied, by the City.
c. Consultant’s responsibilities under this section shall not be delegated. Consultant shall be responsible to the City for acts, errors, or omissions of Consultant’s subconsultants.
d. Whenever the scope of work requires or permits review, approval, conditional approval or disapproval by the City, it is understood that such review, approval, conditional approval or disapproval is solely for the purposes of administering this Agreement and determining whether the Consultant is entitled to payment for such work, and not be
3/07 Page 3 of 7 damages caused by negligent acts, errors, omissions, noncompliance with high industry
standards, or the willful misconduct of Consultant.
7. Ownership of Work. All reports, work data, plans, drawings, specifications,
designs, photographs, images, works of authorship and all other documents completed or partially completed by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement (“materials”) shall become the property of City. Consultant agrees that all copyrights which arise from creation of the work pursuant to this Agreement shall be vested in the City, and Consultant waives and relinquishes all claims to copyright or other intellectual property rights in favor of the City. All materials shall be delivered to the City upon completion or termination of the work under this Agreement. If any materials are lost, damaged or destroyed before final delivery to the City, the Consultant shall replace them at its own expense. Any and all copyrightable subject matter in all materials is hereby assigned to the City and the Consultant agrees to execute any additional documents that may be necessary to evidence such assignment. Consultant shall keep materials confidential and the materials shall not be used for purposes other than performance of services under this Agreement and shall not be disclosed to anyone not connected with these services, unless the City provides prior written consent.
8. Changes. City may request changes in the scope of services to be provided by
Consultant. Any changes and related fees shall be mutually agreed upon between the parties and subject to a written amendment to this Agreement.
9. Consultant's Status. In performing the obligations set forth in this Agreement,
Consultant shall have the status of an independent contractor and Consultant shall not be
considered to be an employee of the City for any purpose. All persons working for or under the direction of Consultant are its agents and employees and are not agents or employees of City.
10. Labor Code/Prevailing Wages. To the extent applicable, Consultant shall comply
with the requirements of the California Labor Code including but not limited to hours of labor, nondiscrimination, payroll records, apprentices, workers' compensation and payment of prevailing wages as determined by Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Consultant shall post, at each job site, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Consultant shall forfeit fifty dollars ($50.00) for each calendar day or portion thereof for each worker paid less than the stipulated prevailing rates for any public work done under the Agreement by it or by any subconsultant.
11. Termination of Convenience of City. The City may terminate this Agreement at
any time by mailing a notice in writing to Consultant. The Agreement shall then be deemed terminated, and no further work shall be performed by Consultant. If the Agreement is so terminated, the Consultant shall be paid for that percentage of the work actually completed at the time the notice of termination is received.
12. Non-Assignability. The Consultant shall not assign, sublet, or transfer this
3/07 Page 4 of 7 defend (with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the City), indemnify, and hold harmless, the City and its officers, agents and employees (collectively “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, loss, cost, damage, injury (including, without limitation, injury to or death of an employee of Consultant or its Subconsultants), expense, and liability of every kind, nature and description (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, court costs, attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses and fees of expert consultants or expert witnesses incurred in connection therewith and costs of investigation) arising from, or alleged to have arisen from, pertain to, or relate to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, the negligence, reckless, or willful misconduct of the Consultant, any Subconsultant, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them, or anyone that they control (collectively “Liabilities”) in the performance of its services under this Agreement, regardless of whether the City has reviewed or approved the work or services which has given rise to the claim, loss, cost, damage, injury or liability for damages. This indemnification shall extend for a reasonable period of time after completion of the project as well as during the period of actual performance of services under this Agreement. The City's acceptance of the insurance certificates required under this Agreement does not relieve the Consultant from its obligation under this paragraph. To the extent that there is an obligation to indemnify under this Section 13, Consultant shall be responsible for incidental and consequential damages resulting directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Consultant’s negligence, reckless or willful misconduct.
Such obligations to defend, hold harmless and indemnify any Indemnitee shall not apply to the extent such Liabilities are caused by the sole negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
14. Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain in full force and effect at its own cost and expense the following insurance coverage with insures with an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII:
a. General Liability and Bodily Injury Insurance. Commercial general liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 combined limit for bodily injury and property damage that provides that the City, its officers, employees and agents are named additional insureds under the policy. The policy shall state in writing either on the Certificate of Insurance or attached rider that this insurance will operate as primary insurance for work performed by Consultant and its subconsultants, and that no other insurance effected by City or other named insured will be called on to cover a loss.
b. Automobile Liability Insurance. Automobile liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per person/per occurrence.
c. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Workers' Compensation Insurance for all of Consultant's employees, in strict compliance with State laws, including a waiver of
3/07 Page 5 of 7 d. Professional Liability Insurance. Professional liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.
e. Certificate of Insurance. Consultant shall file a certificate of insurance with the City prior to the City's execution of this Agreement, and prior to engaging in any operation or activity set forth in this Agreement. The Certificate of Insurance shall provide in writing that the insurance afforded by this Certificate shall not be suspended, voided, canceled, reduced in coverage or in limits without providing thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City. In addition, the insured shall provide thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City of any suspension, cancellation, reduction of coverage or in limits, or voiding of the insurance coverage required by this agreement. The City reserves the right to require complete certified copies of policies.
f. Waiver of Subrogation. The insurer agrees to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its officers, employees and agents.
g. Defense Costs. Coverage shall be provided on a “pay on behalf" of basis, with defense costs payable in addition to policy limits. There shall be no cross liability
exclusions.
h. Subconsultants. Consultant shall include all subconsultants as insured under its polices or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subconsultant. All coverages for subconsultants shall be subject to all of the requirements stated in this
Agreement, including but not limited naming additional insureds.
15. Notices. All notices herein required shall be in writing and shall be sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
To Consultant: _____________________ To City: City Manager
_____________________ City of Pleasanton
_____________________ P.O. Box 520
_____________________ Pleasanton, CA 94566
16. Conformance to Applicable Laws. Consultant shall comply with all applicable
Federal, State, and Municipal laws, rules, and ordinances. Consultant shall not discriminate in the employment of persons or in the provision of services under this Agreement on the basis of any legally protected classification, including race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex or religion of such person.
17. Licenses, Certifications, Copyrights and Permits. Prior to the City's execution
3/07 Page 6 of 7 18. Records and Audits. Consultant shall maintain all records regarding this
Agreement and the services performed for a period of three years from the date that final
payment is made. At any time during normal business hours, the records shall be made available to the City to inspect and audit.
19. Confidentiality. Consultant shall exercise reasonable precautions to prevent the
unauthorized disclosure and use of City reports, information or conclusions.
20. Conflicts of Interest. Consultant covenants that other than this Agreement,
Consultant has no financial interest with any official, employee or other representative of the City. Consultant and its principals do not have any financial interest in real property, sources of income or investment that would be affected in any manner or degree by the performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement. If such an interest occurs, Consultant will immediately notify the City.
21. Waiver. In the event either City or Consultant at any time waive any breach of
this Agreement by the other, such waiver shall not constitute a waiver of any other or succeeding breach of this Agreement, whether of the same or of any other covenant, condition or obligation.
22. Governing Law. California law shall govern any legal action pursuant to this
Agreement with venue in the applicable court or forum for Alameda County.
23. Attorney's Fees. The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce or construe the terms of this Agreement may recover from the other party its reasonable costs and attorney's fees expended in connection with such an action.
24. No Personal Liability. No official or employee of City shall be personally liable
to Consultant in the event of any default or breach by the City or for any amount due Consultant. 25. Scope of Agreement. This writing constitutes the entire Agreement between the
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THIS AGREEMENT executed the date and year first above written.
CITY OF PLEASANTON CONSULTANT
By:_________________________________ By____________________________
Nelson Fialho, City Manager
Its____________________________
ATTEST:
______________________________ Karen Diaz, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ Julie Harryman, City Attorney
